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INVENTOR. SIGWALD M. HAMMER ATTORNEYS United States Patent 3,222,646 SUPERVISORY REMOTE CONTRDL SYSTEM Sigwald Morris Hammer, Independence, Kane, assignor to Sinclair Research, Inc., a corporation of Delaware Filed Aug. 10, 1960, Ser. No. 48,729 11 Ciaims. ((11. 340-163) My invention relates to signaling systems and in particular provides a supervisory remote control system together with code generating and receiving circuits, code establishing and responsive circuits, alarm circuits indicating false operation and sequencing control circuits for regulating operation, permitting control functions to be properly transmitted and coordinating both control and controlled equipment. Although the control system of my invention has specific application to the control of a number of pump houses along a petroleum pipe line system, and will be described with reference to such hereinafter, it will be apparent that the control system and component circuits of my invention have broader application generally in the field of remote control.

In recent years modern pipe line systems have created an increasing demand for facilities which can provide means for remotely controlling the operation of pump stations associated with optimum performance of such systems. Numerous remote control systems have been developed, and, since these require the use of communication channels to connect control equipment and controlled equipment, it must be recognized that successful operation of the control systems is dependent upon the paths of communication and the facilities used in providing these channels. The increasing demand for more and more communication channels needed for transmitting and receiving intelligence in various forms has led to the development of complicated communication systems employing multiple carrier circuits over metallic paths and channelizing devices, typically associated with micro-Wave systems. Since the nature and quantity of the various components necessary for this purpose, particularly on long circuits, play a large part in the success of any control system that is used, the remote control and telemetering systems should be designed to include safeguards which anticipate and allow for periodic circuit interruptions and malfunctions.

Such safeguards generally have led to the employment of separate control and supervisory communications channels, which in effect doubles the chance for control failure where control is dependent upon proper operation not only of the control channel but the supervisory channel as well. The need to permit transmission of more than one control function on a given control channel, moreover, has led to the employment of codes differentiating the various functions generally taking the form of pulse trains representing numerical quantities of long or short duration which are distinguished by responsive components at the controlled point or station. Complicated codes lessen the chance of false operation but on the other hand increase the number of times a code will not be accurately sent or received, particularly when step by step confirmation is required. Short and simple codes, by like reasoning, make for more reliable transmission but also increase the chance of false operation because of possible response to extraneously derived simple codes.

With these factors in mind, it is the primary object of my invention to provide a supervisory remote control system utilizing both control communication channels for transmission of control signals from the control station to each controlled station and supervisory communication channels for transmission of confirmation and alarm signals from each controlled station to the control station.

In accordance with this primary object, it is also an important object of my invention to provide a remote control system utilizing relays, stepping switches and similar equipment which have reached a high degree of electrical and mechanical perfection over a period of years. Incidental to this object, it is a further object of my invention to provide relatively simple code generating and receiving circuits utilizing such components.

These and other objects of my invention which will become apparent hereinafter are basically achieved utilizing control apparatus at the control station consisting of a control code generator, a confirmation code receiver, a control sequence timer and a control unit governing the operation of the control station and utilizing a controlled unit located at the controlled station governing the operation of the pump house or other controlled apparatus which is provided with a control code receiver responsive to control code signals properly sent by the control code generator and properly received at the controlled unit, a controlled sequence timer actuated by receipt of a control code to assure that the controlled unit and control unit act together when control functions are exercised to operate the equipment located at the controlled station and a confirmation code generator operable on the supervisory communications channel under the control of the controlled sequence timer to deliver a confirmation signal at the proper time indicative of the receipt of the particular control function code at the controlled unit.

It is preferred that communication on the control channel between the control and controlled units be in the form of numerically coded pulse trains, such as used in dial telephony selecting practice. In the system, as described later, open circuit pulsing is used such that the control channel, so far as the control unit and controlled unit are concerned, is normally open and momentarily closed for each pulse of a selecting code. It will be apparent, however, that closed circuit pulsing can also be utilized.

Also in the supervisory remote control system of my invention, the supervisory channel is used for two purposes. During the intervals when no control is being exercised the supervisory channel is used to indicate a condition at the controlled station, for example, in the case of a pipe line pump house it is utilized to indicate whether the pump unit is running. During the interval in which control is being exercised the supervisory channel is switched over for the purpose of conveying confirmation signals or where desired for t'elemetering information concerning the controlled station, such as on-demand meter totalizer counts and pressure readings.

In accordance with these general purposes, my invention provides a supervisory remote control system utilizing a plural digit code for transmission of control functions.

Thus, in one specific aspect my invention provides a control code generator for generating a plural digit code in the form of groups or trains of pulses which includes a bank of contacts and means for scanning such contacts sequentially to energize an output circuit each time a scanned contact is in a predetermined condition. Associated with the code generator are one or more code establishing devices, typically in the form of relays. Each code establishing device includes one or more connections to the bank of contacts to be scanned such that when the code establishing device is actuated the contacts of the code generator with which it is connected are conditioned to energize the output circuit of the code generator. The code generator and code establishing device are further provided with actuating circuits which, when operated, will actuate one or more of the code establishing devices simultaneously with the code generator to cause the latter sequentially to scan its bank of contacts, thereby generating in the output circuit of the code generator a train of pulses determined by the connections of the contacts with the code establishing device or devices actuated.

In another aspect my invention provides separate means located at the controlled unit responsive to each digit of the control code operable to establish a confirmation code signal in conjunction with the confirmation code generator, the latter being operable after receipt of the control code of the control communications channel to transmit the confirmation signal code over the supervisory communications channel to provide information at the control station indicative of the receipt of the control function code.

In this aspect of my invention I contemplate that during reception of the control code the first control code digit responsive means must operate in order to condition the second control code digit responsive means to be operated by the second digit of the code. Where more than two code digits are utilized the second control code digit responsive means must be operated in order to condition the third to operate and so forth.

I further contemplate that upon proper actuation of each of the control code digit responsive means related to a particular code the connection between the control code receiver and the control channel will thereupon be opened locking out the control code receiver from further operation until completion of the function initiated by the received control code and transmission of the confirmation signal.

In still another aspect of my invention I contemplate using a control code generator for establishing a plural digit code and a control code receiver having a bank of contacts and a device for sequentially scanning each such contact in the bank stepped in accordance with the number of pulses forming each digit of the code. A plurality of output circuits are provided for the code receiver, a separate such output circuit being connected to each contact in the bank of contacts associated with the code receiver corresponding to the position of the scanning device upon proper stepping from a redetermined initial position to the terminal pulse of each digit of the code. In this aspect, it is further contemplated that the bank contacts of the code receiver which do not correspond to a terminal pulse of a digit are connected to output circuits arranged to actuate alarm circuits and to disconnect the code receiver from its actuating circuit. I further contemplate therefore that means are provided deactivating each of the output circuits during reception of a train or a group of pulses in the actuating circuit of the code receiver and reactivating each of the output circuits upon the termination of each such train or group.

In still another aspect of my invention, I contemplate employing a confirmation signal generator for confirming receipt of a plural digit control code which is operable in association with a control code receiver having code responsive circuits actuated in sequence upon proper reception of each digit of the code in which the code responsive circuits upon operation actuate code establishing circuits associated with the confirmation code generator. Means are also provided to operate the confirmation code generator to transmit the code established by actuation of the code establishing circuits at a point in time following reception of the control code by the control code receiver, such that the signal transmitted by the confirmation code generator is directly responsive to the code received by the control code receiver and indicative of the proper functioning of the control code responsive circuits.

And yet another aspect of my invention I contemplate using a supervisory remote control system in which the control unit is associated with a control code generator for transmitting control function signals on a control channel to be received by a control code receiver located at the controlled unit and in which the controlled unit is provided with a confirmation code generator for transmitting confirmation signals on the supervisory channel to be received by a confirmation code receiver associated with the control unit. The control unit and controlled unit are each provided with sequence timers for controlling various components in and associated with their respective units. Thus the sequence timer associated with the control unit is actuated for a fixed period of time upon initiation of a control function resulting in transmission of a control signal by the control code generator. Means are provided to actuate the sequence timer located at the controlled unit for the same fixed period of time simultaneously with the receipt of the first impulse of the control signal by the control code receiver. The supervisory channel connection to the confirmation code generator is controlled by the sequence timer in the controlled unit, and the supervisory channel connection to the confirmation code receiver is controlled by the sequence timer licated in the control unit, such connections being actuated by the sequence timers substantially simultaneously for a period in the operational cycle accommodating proper elapse of time for transmission and reception of a control signal.

In this aspect I also contemplate that the sequence timers will be further provided with means for controlling the control code generator following a proper elapse of time for transmission and receipt of the confirmation code signal to permit a second control function signal to be transmitted and that the supervisory channel connection between the confirmation code generator and receiver will be thereafter again restored to permit transmission and receipt of a second confirmation code signal prior to completion of the operating cycles of the sequence timers which upon timing-out restore all equipment to stand-by condition.

In this aspect, I further contemplate that the sequence timer associated with the control unit will be provided with connections for holding a second code establishing circuit and for reactuating a first code establishing circuit as well as energizing the second code establishing circuit at the point in time of operation allotted for the second transmission of the control code. Similarly, I still further contemplate that the sequence timer associated with the controlled unit will be provided with connections for holding the code establishing circuits associated with the confirmation code generator, when the latter are established during transmission of the control code, until the periods in time of the controlled sequence allotted for transmission of the confirmation code signal and thereafter releasing such code establishing circuits.

For a more complete understanding of the practical application of my invention in the various aspects outlined above reference is made to the appended drawings in which;

FIGURE 1 is a block diagram indicating the basic components of the supervisory remote control system of my invention and their interrelationship;

FIGURE 2 is a schematic diagram of the control code generator shown in FIGURE 1;

FIGURE 3 is a schematic diagram of a portion of a control unit A shown in FIGURE 1;

FIGURE 4 is a schematic diagram of the remainder of control unit A shown in FIGURE 3;

FIGURE 5 is a schematic diagram of the control sequence timer unit shown in FIGURE 1;

FIGURE 6 is a schematic diagram of the control code receiver shown in FIGURE 1;

FIGURE 7 is a schematic diagram of a portion of a controlled unit A shown in FIGURE 1;

FIGURE 8 is a schematic diagram of another portion controlled unit A;

FIGURE 9 is a schematic diagram of still another por-t tion of controlled unit A;

FIGURE is a schematic diagram of yet a further portion of controlled unit A;

FIGURE 11 is a schematic diagram of the remainder of controlled unit A;

FIGURE 12 is a diagram illustrating the physical relationship of the schematic diagrams shown in FIG- URES 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6.

FIGURE 13 is a diagram illustrating the physical relationship of the schematic diagrams shown in FIGURES 7, 8, 9, l0 and ll; and

FIGURE 14 is a schematic diagram of a modification of control unit A for different control operation.

General description Referring more particularly to FIGURE 1, the supervisory control system of my invention contemplates a control station, suitably located at the dispatchers office of a pipe line, and a number of remote stations, such as remote station A, remote station B and remote station C, each located at a separate pump house along the pipe line.

The control station includes several control units, one for each remote station, thus the control station includes a control unit A, a control unit B and a control unit C. Each of the control units A, B and C includes a transmitter and a receiver which are connected to communications channels leading to respectively a receiver and a transmitter at a controlled unit located in the remote station. Thus, control unit A is provided with a transmitter connected by a control channel A to a receiver at remote station A. Similiarly, the receiver in control unit A is connected by a supervisory channel A to a transmitter at remote station A. Both the receiver and transmitter at remote station A are a part of a controlled unit A located in that station. Control unit B and control unit C are similarly provided with transmitters and receivers connected through control channels and supervisory channels to receivers and transmitters in their respective remote stations.

The control station also includes a control code generator, which is selectively operable by each control unit A, B and C, and similarly includes a confirmation code receiver and a control sequence timer each also selectively operable by each control unit A, B and C.

In operation, starting in a stand-by condition, the dispatcher desiring to contact a remote station, such as remote station A, initiates a check-code by means of control unit A which is generated by the control code generator. At the same time, the control sequence timer is started in operation for a set period of time to operate the various functions of control unit A in a predetermined sequence. The initiation of the control code generator also disables control units B and C from initiating any operation during the control cycle initiated by control unit A. The check-code generated by the control code generator is transmitted through the transmitter associated with control unit A on control channel A and received by the receiver at remote station A. The received code operates controlled unit A at remote station A which ascertains if the correct code has been transmitted and if so, through its transmitter sends a confirmation code received at the receiver at control unit A which is, by means of control sequence timer, delivered to the confirmation code receiver at the control station. The confirmation code receiver, upon receipt of the proper con- Iirrnation signal, delivers a signal to control unit A which permits further operation to initiate further codes for starting or stopping the pump at remote station A which are similarly delivered by the control code generator through the transmitter of control unit A to the receiver at controlled unit A by control channel A. The controlled unit A, ascertaining that a proper code has been sent, thereupon sends a confirmation signal through its transmitter to the receiver at control unit A indicating the function has been properly dispatched. At this point, the

d control sequence timer times out releasing control code generator and the confirmation code receiver as well as the control sequence timer for operation by any of the control units A, B and C.

Control unit components Referring more particularly to FIGURES 3 and 4, the construction of a typical control unit, such as control unit A, is shown. Basically, the control unit includes a number of push button controls for initiating the various functions (see FIGURE 3), signal lamps to indicate the condition of the controlled equipment (see FIGURE 4), a group of code establishing relays (see FIGURE 3), a group of control relays (see FIGURE 4), a group of condition responsive relays (see FIGURE 4), a tone transmitter (see FIGURE 4) and a tone receiver (see FIGURE 4).

A push button it) is provided having a pair of normally open contacts 10a, and 10b for initiating a check-code function. A push button 11 is provided having a pair of normally open contacts 11a and 11b for initiating a start function. A push button 12 is provided having a pair of normally open contacts 12a and 12b for initiating a stop function. Similarly, a push button 13 having a pair of normally open contacts 13a and 13b and a push button 14 having a pair of normally open contacts 14a and 14b are provided for initiating additional functions. In the illustrated case, push button 13 is utilized to provide suction pressure readings of the controlled pump, and push button 14 is utilized to provide discharge pressure readings of the controlled pump. In addition, a push button 15 having a pair of normally closed contacts and 15b is provided for canceling previously initiated start and stop functions.

An indicating lamp 16 is provided for confirming proper receipt of the check-code. An indicating lamp 1'7 is provided for indicating that the pump has started or is running. An indicating lamp 18 is provided for indicating that the start code has properly been received and the pump conditioned to start. An indicating lamp 19 is provided for indicating the pump has stopped or is not running. An indicating lamp 2%) is provided for indicating that suction pressure is being read. An indicating lamp 21 is provided for indicating that discharge pressure is being read. And also, an indicating lamp 22 is provided for indicating the control unit to be in standby condition.

The code establishing relays in the control unit include a check-code establishing relay 25 having an actuating coil 25a, and 11 pairs of normally open contacts, 26a and 26b, and 27b, 28a and 28b, 29a and 29b, 30a and 30b, 31a and 31b, 32a and 32b, 33a and 33b, 34a and 34b, 35a and 35b and 36a and 3612. A start code establishing relay 40 having an actuating coil dila is provided and has four pairs of normally open contacts 41a and 41b, 42a and 42b, 43a and 43b and 44a and 44b. A relay 45 having an actuating coil 45a is provided to establish the stop code. Relay 45 is provided with three pairs of normally open contacts 46a and 46b, 47a and 47b and 48a and 48b and a normally closed pair of contacts 4% and 49c. The code to initiate suction pressure readings is established by a relay 50 having an actuating coil 50a and which is provided with six pairs of normally open contacts Sla and 51b, 52a and 52b, 53a and 53b, 54a and 54b, 55a and 55b and 64a and 64-1) and a group of three associated contacts 56a, 56b and 560, of which contacts 56a and 5611 are normally open and contacts 56a and 56c are normally closed. Similarly the code to initiate discharge pressure readings established by a relay 57 having an actuating coil 57a and provided with four pairs of normally open contacts 58a and 58b, 59a and 26b, 27a and 27b, 28a and 28b, 29a and 29b, 30a and 30b, mally closed contacts 62a and 620.

The control relays include a master control relay 65 having an actuating coil 65a and which is provided with eight pairs of normally open contacts 66a and 66b, 67a and 67b, 68a and 63b, 69a and 69b, 70a and 70b, 71a and 71b, 72a and 72b and 73a and 73]). A relay 75 is provided for controlling suction pressure and includes an actuating coil 75a, three pairs of normally open contacts 76a and 76b, 77a and 77b and 78a and 78b and a group of three contacts 79a, 79b and 7% of which contacts 79a and 7% are normally open and contacts 79a and 790 are normally closed. A relay 811 is provided to control discharge pressure readings and is provided with an actuating coil 819a, three pairs of normally open con tacts 81a and 81b, 82a and 82b and 83a and 83b and a group of three contacts 84a, 84b and 840 of which contacts 84a and 8 112 are ordinarily open and contacts 34a and 84c are normally closed. Control of the supervisory channel is provided by a relay 85 having an actuating coil 85a and provided with five pairs of normally open contacts 86a and 86b, 87a and 87b, 88a and 88b, 89a and 89b and 96a and WI) and three contacts 91w, 91b and 91e of which contacts 91a and 91b are normally open and contacts 91a and 91c are normally closed.

The indicating relays include a station condition indi cating relay 95 having an actuating coil 95a, one pair of normally closed contacts 96a and 1 6C, one pair of normally open contacts 97a and 97b, and a group of three associated contacts 98a, 93b and 98c of which contacts 98a and 9812 are normally open and contacts 18a and 980 are normally closed. Relay 95, as indicated on the drawings is a slow release relay. The other indicating relay is the relay 160 for indicating a permissive start condition. Relay 1% includes an actuating coil 1019a and two pairs of normally open contacts 101a and 1411b and 1412a and 10212.

In addition to the various relays, control buttons and indicating lamps associated with the control unit, for example, control unit A shown in FIGURES 3 and 4, there are additionally a tone transmitter 105 and a tone receiver 106 associated with the control unit. Tone transmitter 105 includes a tone generator for modulating a micro-wave transmitter and is provided with an input circuit which when closed causes a shift in the tone frequency. Similarly tone receiver 106 is connected to the output of a micro-wave receiver and includes a single pole double-throw switch 107 having a pole 107a, a normally open contact 107b, and a normally closed contact 1070. Switch 107 is operated upon a shift in the tone frequency modulating the micro-wave received by the micro-wave receiver to actuate pole 107a to open its connection with contact 107a and close its connection with contact 19717. The control unit also includes a jack 1&8 for reading suction pressure which has a ground terminal 1%(1 and an open terminal A second jack 1159 is provided for reading discharge pressure and includes a grounded terminal 109a and an open terminal 10%.

Control code generator components The control code generator unit, which is shown in FIGURE 2, basically includes a rotary switch 115 which is a stepping switch modified by the substitution of a rotary drive synchronous motor 116 for the motor magnet. In the illustrated case, switch 115 has a wiper arm 115a for sequentially contacting thirty contacts 11511 of a bank of forty contacts. Wiper arm 115a normally rests on a first contact designated 115a to which it returns after each sweep of bank contacts 115]). Motor 116, which is operable at a rate of fifteen revolutions per minute, is connected to wiper 115a to cause one revolution of wiper 115a through its bank of contacts 11512 in a four second period. Switch 115 further includes two groups of off-normal contacts 117a, 1171) and 1170 and 113a and 118!) which are operated by movement of wiper 115a off its home position at contact 1150 and are restored to original condition when wiper 115a returns to home contact 1150. At the home position of Wiper 115a, contacts 117a and 117s are normally closed while 8 contacts 117a and 117]), and contacts 118a and 1181) are normally open. Upon actuation contacts 117a and 1171) close, contacts 117a and 117a open, and contacts 118a and 11315 close together. Control code generator also includes a brake circuit for motor 116 which includes a rectifier 119 and a resistor 12s. A pulse generating relay is provided having an actuating coil 125a and a pair of normally open contacts 126a and 12615.

Control sequence timer components The control sequence timer (see FIGURE 5) includes six cams 141), 141, 142, 143, 14-4- and mounted on a common shaft 146 driven by a motor 147. Six switches 15%, 151, 152, 153, 154 and 155 are provided which are operated by cams 1 1i 141, 142, 143, 144 and 145, respectively. Thus, switches 150, 151, 152, 153, 1543 and 155 are provided with armatures 15%, 151a, 152a, 153a, 154a and 155a, respectively, which are positioned to ride in contact with the periphery of the cams associated with the respective switches.

The engaging surface of cam 14% with armature a which is generally circular is notched through a 12 arc. When armature 150a rides in the notch, it makes connection with a contact 1511b and when it rides over the remaining portion of cam 14G armature 1590 makes connection with a contact 15130. Cam switches 151, 152, 153, 154 and are similarly actuated by circular surfaced cams 141, 1 12, 143, 14 and 145, respectively, which engage armatures 151a, 152a, 153a, 154a and 155a. Cam 14-1 is provided with a notch of 156 of its surface and armature 151a when riding in the notch makes contact with a contact 1511b and when riding on the unnotched portion of cam 141 makes connection with a contact 1510. Cam 142 is provided with two notches, one notch including 60 of its surface and the other 72 of its surface. The associated armature 152a when riding in either of the notches in cam 142 makes connection with a contact 15% which is opened when armature 151a rides on the unnotched surface of cam 142. Cam 143 is similarly provided with two notches, each of 24 duration. The associated armature 153a when riding in either notch makes connection with a contact 15% and when riding on the unnotched portion of cam 143 makes connection with a contact 1530. Cam 144 is provided with a single notch of 36. When its associated armature 154a rides in the notch it makes connection With a contact 1154-12 which otherwise remains open. Cam 145 is similarly provided with a single notch of 12 and is arranged such that armature 155a makes connection with a contact 1555c at all times except when the armature rides in the notch at which point the connection is broken.

The six cams 14434145, inclusive, are mounted on common shaft 146 in fixed angular position relative to each other. Motor 1 57, which in the illustrated case is a synchronous motor having a speed of 2 revolutions per minute, provides a 30 second operating cycle for the cams. The cams are further arranged such that in normal standby condition armature 1511a rides in the notch on its asso ciated cam 140 while the remaining armatures 151a, 152a 153a, 154a and 155a ride on the unnotched portion of their associated cams. The cams are further arranged such that at the end of the first second of movement from normal stand-by position, armature 1513a rides out of its associated notch and at the same time, armature 151a falls into its associated notch where it remains until the end of the fourteenth second. Armature 152a is arranged to fall in its associated 60 notch at the fourth second of operation in which it stays until the ninth second and falls into the second notch in cam 142 at the twenty-third second in which it remains until the twenty-ninth second. Armature 153:; runs through the fifteenth second on the unnotched portion of its associated cam 143 at which point it drops for two seconds, that is, for the sixteenth and seventeenth seconds and then rises again onto the unnotched portion of cam 143 on which it continues until the twenty-eighth second at which time armature 153a again falls for two seconds, that is, through the twentyninth second. Armature 154a rides on the unnotched portion of its associated cam 144 from stand-by until the thirteenth second falling into the notch through the fourteenth, fifteenth and sixteenth seconds and then riding out of the notch through the remainder of the cycles of operation. Lastly, armature 155a rides on the unnotched portion of its associated cam 145 through the twentyseventh second falling into the cam at the twenty-eighth second and remaining there for one second rising out at the twenty-ninth second.

Confirmation code receiver components Referring to FIGURE 6, the confirmation code receiver located at the control station basically includes a stepping switch 161) having a wiper arm 16% operated through the agency of a motor magnet 162 stepwise and in sequence in contact with each of a bank of 21 contacts 16% and normally at rest on a contact 1600. Motor magnet 162, which includes an actuating coil 162a, is further provided with a pair of normally closed contacts 163a and 1630.

In addition stepping switch 164? also has associated with it two groups of cit-normal contacts 164a, 1641) and 164e, and 165:: and 15% which are operated upon wiper 16th: stepping off its home contact 1611c and which are restored upon completion of the cycle of wiper 169a back to its home position at contact 1690. Of the wiper operated off-normal contacts, contacts 164a and 164c at the home position of wiper 160a are normally closed while the remaining contacts are open. Upon actuation of wiper 1613a off home on contact 1600, the connection between contacts 164a and 16 1c is broken. At the same time contacts 164a and 1641) close as also do contacts 165a and 15512.

The confirmation code receiver further includes a homing relay 170 having an actuating coil 170a, two pairs of normally closed contacts 171a and 1710 and 172a and 172a and one pair of normally open contacts 173a and 1731). Also a slow release relay 175 having an actuating coil 175a and a pair of normally closed contacts 176a and 176c is employed to control the energization of wiper 160a. A relay 1841 having an actuating coil 180a and a pair of normally open contacts 181a and 13111 is provided for control of motor magnet 162.

The confirmation code receiver is further provided with five code and malfunction responsive devices. These include an odd pulse alarm bell 185, and an improper response alarm, including a relay 1%, and a buzzer 191. Relay 190 is provided with an actuating coil 19th: and two pairs of normally open contacts 192a and 1922b and 193a and 1931). A relay 2% having an actuating coil 2126):! is provided for response to a check code confirmation signal. Relay 2% is provided with two pairs of normally open contacts 291a and 201i) and M12 0. and 213251. A relay 205 having an actuating coil 205a is provided for response to a start code confirmation signal. Relay 295 is also provided with two pairs of normally open contacts 206a and 26611 and 297a and 2117b. A relay 21% having an actuating coil 219a is provided for response to a stop code confirmation signal and includes two pairs of normally open contacts 211a and 211i) and 212a and 21%.

Control station code generating circuits The code establishing circuits involve'connections between the various push buttons 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 shown in FIGURE 3 and relays 25, 4d, 45, t? and 57 with control code generator switch 115 shown in FIGURE 2. Referring more specifically to FIGURES 2 and 3, check code relay 25 has each of its various contacts 25b, 27b, 28b, 2%, 31%, 31b, 32b, 33b, 34b, 35b and 36b connected to the first through the fourth, the tenth through the thirteenth and the nineteenth through the twenty-first bank contacts 115b after contact 115c. Contacts 26a- 36a, inclusive, of check code relay 25 are connected to ground on which a positive voltage is maintained.

Wiper 115a of switch 115 is in turn connected through the actuating coil 125a of relay 125 to a negative voltage. Thus, when check code relay 25 is actuated, closing all of its normally open associated contact pairs, the sweep of wiper 11511 through one cycle from contact 1150 back to that contact will cause relay 125 to be actuated four times with a space, then four times with a space and then three times. The check code of 4-4-3 is thus est-ablished at a pulsing rate of ten pulses per second.

The start code of 4-4-5 is established by actuation of start code relay 40 in addition to that of check code relay 25 through connection of contacts 43b and 44b of start code relay 40 to the twenty-second and twenty-third bank contacts 115]: of switch 115. Similarly, the stop code of 4-4-7 is established by actuation of relay 45 in conjunction with relays 25 and 40 through the connection of contacts 47b and 48b of relay 45 with the twentyfourth and twenty-fifth bank contacts 115]) of switch 115. The suction pressure code of 4-4-9 is established by means of relay 50 in addition to relays 25, 40 and 45 through the connection of contacts 54b and 55b of relay 50 with the twenty-sixth and twenty-seventh bank contacts 115]; of switch 115. The discharge pressure code of 4-4-11 is established by means of relay 57 in conjunction with relays 25, 49, 45 and 50 through the connection of contacts 65b and 61b of relay 57 with the twentyeighth and twenty-ninth bank contacts 115b of switch 115. Contacts 43a and 44a of relay 40, contacts 47a and 48a of relay 45, contacts 54a and 55a of relay 5i), and contacts 60a and 61a of relay 5'7 are commonly connected to ground serially through cam switches 154 and 153 of control sequence timer (see FIGURE 5) during the fourteenth and fifteenth seconds of operation of motor 147 since they are connected to contact 15417 and since armature 154a is connected to ground by a connection to contact 1530 whose associated armature 153a is tied to ground. A ground is also provided for the same series of contacts through their common connection with contact 5341 of suction pressure code relay 59, the associated contact 531) of which is connected to ground. It will thus be evident that when relays 25 and 41 are both actuated the code established is 4-4-5. When check code relay 25, start code relay 4%) and stop code relay 45 are actuated the code becomes 4-4-7. When to these are added relay 50 the code becomes 4-4-9, and finally when relay 57 is added, the code becomes 4-4-11.

Control station actuating circuits Actuation or" relays 25, 4t 45, 5t) and 57 to establish the various codes is brought about through the agency of push button switches 11 11, 12, 13 and 14 in conjunction with the control circuits and relays. It will thus be noted that contact 10a of check push button It) is connected to actuating coil 25a of relay 25, the other side of which is connected to negative voltage. Contact 10a is also connected through the actuating coil 65a of master relay 65 to negative voltage. Contact 10b of push button switch 11 along with contacts 13b and 14b of push button switches 13 and 14, respectively, is connected to contact 117a of the off normal switch associated with switch and hence through contact 117a to ground.

Accordingly, when push button 10 is depressed to close connection between contacts 19a and 10b relay coil 25a is energized to close all the associated pairs of contacts of relay 25 thereby placing ground on the associated bank contacts 115]) of switch 115. A locking circuit is established through the connection of contact 72a of master relay 65 to the ground side of coil 65a of master relay 55am the connection of its associated contact 72b with contact 11% of the off normal switch associated with switch 115. Thus, upon depression of the check push button It) and subsequent movement of wiper 115a through the sequence of its associated bank contacts 115b, the actuation of off normal switch contacts 117a and 117k provides a locking circuit for relays 25 and 65 until the cycle of the control code generator is completed. In order that the control code generator can commence its cycle, it will be noted that motor 116 is connected from a hot A.C. supply to neutral through contacts 67b and 67a associated with relay 65. Thus, upon actuation of relay 65, the circuit for motor 116 is completed. This circuit is locked by a connection of neutral A.C. shunting the connection of contacts 67a and 67b through contacts 1155b and 118a of the olt normal switch associated with switch 115.

Start and stop push buttons 11 and 12 have their terminals 11b and 12b commonly connected to contact 151]) of the control sequence timer. As before described, at the end of the first second of operation of control sequence timer, armature 151a, which is connected to ground, makes connection with contact 151b, thus providing a ground at terminals 111) and 12b of push buttons 11 and 12. The associated contact 11a of start push button 11 is connected to negative voltage through the actuating coil 49a of start code establishing relay 4%. Similarly, the associated contact 12a of stop push button 12 is con nected to negative voltage through the actuating coil 45a of stop code establishing relay 45. Thus, upon actuation of either start push button 11 or stop push button 12, the associated relay 40 or 45 is actuated, provided the contact with the push buttons is made during the first to the fourteenth second of operation.

Moreover, it will be noted that contact 1510 of cam operated switch 151 is connected through contacts 41b and 41a of relay 40 to negative voltage through actuating coil 25a of check code establishing relay 25. The connection of armature 151a to ground thus provides an actuating circuit for check code establishing relay 25 after the fourteenth second of operation when armature 151a closes with contact 1510. Similarly, upon actuation of stop code establishing relay 45 through depression of button 12, a connection from contact 12a through contacts 45a and 46b of relay 45 to negative voltage through actuating coil 40a of relay 4t assures that relay 40 also will be actuated upon actuation of relay 45 and hence, also, check code establishing relay 25, at the fourteenth second.

Terminal 13a of suction pressure push button 13 is connected through actuating coil of suction pressure code establishing relay 5!) to negative voltage. Since its associated contact 13:; is commonly ganged with contact 16b to ground, depression of button 13 will cause actuation of relay 5%). But, terminal 13a is also connected through contacts 52a and 52b of relay 51 to actuating coil 45a of relay 45 and thence to negative voltage. Thus, upon actuating button 13, relays 4'0, 45 are operated as well as relay 50. Similarly, terminal 14a of push button 14 is connected to negative voltage through actuating coil 57a of relay 57 and is also connected through contacts 59a and 5% through actuating coil 59a of relay 541 to negative voltage. Hence, upon depression of push button 14, relays 45, 45, 50 and 57 all operate. A third actuating circuit for relay 25 is provided immediately upon actuation of relay 5%, and hence upon actuation of relay 57, through a connection of cantact 55b to the ground side of winding 25a and a connection of contact 55a to contact 42b of relay 45 whose associated contact 42a is connected to the ground side of coil 49a.

Rotary switch 115 during control periods is provided with a brake circuit through connection of motor 116 between a hot A.C. supply line and a series connection of rectifier 119, resistor 120, contact 1556 and armature 155a which is connected to neutral A.C. The connection provided, however, on the neutral side of motor 115 through contacts 118a and 11% of the off normal switch associated with switch 115 shunts the brake circuit during operation of motor 115. A second connection shunting the rectifier-resistor brake circuit for motor 115 is pro vided by connection of motor 116 to neutral A.C. through contacts 67b and 67a of master relay s5. Thus,

upon actuation of any of push buttons 15, 11, 12, 13 and 14, the consequent actuation of relay 65 rovides a shunt across the brake circuit before contacts 11% and 11815 close and putting motor 116 in operation. Switch stepping off the normal position of wiper 115a at contact 1150 causes actuation of the off normal switch contacts and consequent closure of contacts 118a and 1185 thereby locking the energizing circuit for motor 116 until the cycle of operation of wiper 115a has been completed and the connection between contacts 118a and 11512 is broken.

The actuation of the 011 normal contacts associated with switch 115 moreover breaks the connection between normally closed contacts 117a and 1170 thereby disabling the check switch button 10 and the suction pressure and discharge pressure push buttons 13 and 14; not only for the control unit shown in FIGURES 3 and 4, but also for those other units which may be located at the control station and which are commonly connected to the off normal contact 117c.

At the same time, contacts 117a and 11711 close, thereby making a ground connection at contact 11% with contact 72b of master relay 65, the associated contact 72a of which is connected through actuating coil 65a of relay 65 to negative voltage. Accordingly, relay 65 is locked for the cycle of operation of switch 115. Since relay 65 actuating coil 65a is connected in parallel with actuating coil 25a, check code establishing relay 25 is also locked for the cycle of operation of motor 116. If, however, code establishing relays an or 45 have been also actuated, it will be noted that a ladder of holding circuits for relays 4t and 45, which includes the series connection of contacts 46a, 45b, 42a and 42b is provided for holding the actuating coils of relays 40 and 45, as these may be energized, by a connection from the ground side of coil 40a to contact 42a of relay 4t and by connection of contact 42!) through closed contacts 56:: asd 56c of relay 5t closed contacts 15a and 15b of push button 15 to contact 1530 of cam operated switch 153 whose armature 153a is connected to ground.

During the first fifteen seconds of the operating cycle of the control sequence timer, it will be noted that contact 1530 makes a connection through its armature 15341 to ground. During the fifteenth and sixteenth seconds the circuit is broken by armature 153a breaking connection with contact 1530 as armature 153a rides across the first notch in cam 143. The same ladder holding circuit is r e-established at the end of the seventeenth second through the reconnection of contact 1530 and armature 153a until the end of the twenty-seventh second when the circuit is again broken, through the twenty-ninth second and reestablished at stand-by position.

A second ground is provided for holding relays 4d and 15 in the event relay 5th or relay 57 is actuated which also holds the latter relays through an additional ladder circuit from the ground side of relay 57 through contacts 59a, 59b, 52a and 52b to the ground side of coil 45a at contact 46a. Since relay 50 will be actuated the closure of normally open contact pair 55a and 56b of relay 50 connects the entire ladder holding relays 4-0, 45, 50 and 57 to the holding circuit for relay 25 by connection of contact 55b to the ground side of coil 25a:

Master relay 55 is provided with an A.C. neutral connection at its contact 66a such that the associated contact 56b when relay 55 is actuated, puts A.C. neutral on control sequence timer motor 147 which is connected on its opposite side to a hot AC. line. Accordingly, when master control relay (:5 is actuated, the control sequence timer is also initiated in operation. Cam operated switch 151), through the connection of its armature 15th: to neutral AC. and the connection of contact 15410 in parallel with contacts 66a and 56b, at the end of the first second of operation places neutral AC. on control sequence timer motor 147 to hold the motor in operation for one cycle of operation, that is, a period of thirty seconds, and also set up the brake circuit for motor 116 for a like period.

Contacts 69:: and 70a of master relay 65 are connected to the input of tone transmitter 105. Thus, upon actuation of relay 65, by reason of the connection of contacts 69b and 70b to contacts 12612 and 126a respectively, tone transmitter 105 is placed under the control of relay 125. Hence upon actuation of any of push buttons 10, 11, 12, 13 or 14, initiating a cycle of operation of the control code generator and simultaneously closing master relay 65, the pulses of relay 125 determined by the code establishing relays thereby modulate tone transmitter 105 in accordance with the code established.

Cam operated switch 151 through connection of its armature 151a to positive ground voltage, at the end of the first second and through the fourteenth second places ground on push button contacts 11b and 12b through its closure with contact 1511) and connection of contact 15111 With contacts 11b and 12b of push buttons 11 and 12. Thus, after the control unit has been placed in operation by actuation of check push button 10, the control sequence timer at the end of the first second places start and stop push buttons 11 and 12 in a position to actuate their associated code establishing relays 40 and 45 for a period of thirteen seconds. Contact 1511b is also connected to contact 68b of master relay 65. Hence, upon the actuation of master relay 65 the closure of contact 68a and 68b, through the connection of contact 68a through the actuating coil 85a of relay 85 to negative voltage, causes relay 85 to be actuated at the end of the first second of the control sequence period.

Contacts 71a and 71b of relay 65 are arranged to provide a circuit for actuating either relay 75 or relay 80, depending uopn the actuation of code establishing relays 50 and 57. More specifically, contact 71a is connected to ground while contact 7112 is connected both to contact 51b of relay 50 and contact 58b of relay 57. Contact 51a of relay 50 is connected through normally closed contacts 62a and 620 of relay 57 and through the actuating coil 75a of suction pressure control relay 75 to negative voltage. Thus, after a code establishing operation involving depression of suction pressure push button 13, such that relay 50 has been actuated but relay 57 has not been actuated, the concomitant closure of relay contacts 71a and 71b will cause actuation of relay 75. Contact 58a of relay 57 is connected to negative voltage through the actuating coil 80a of relay 80. Consequently, after a code establishing operation in which the discharge pressure push button 14 has been depressed to actuate the relay 57, the concomitant closure of relay 65 contacts 71a and 71b will cause relay 30 to operate. In this event, however, the opening of contacts 62a and 62c of discharge pressure code establishing relay 57 will break the circuit for actuating suction pressure control relay 75 such that although relay 50 will operate upon actuation of relay 57, suction pressure control relay 75 will not operate.

Relays '75, 80 and 85 are provided with a common locking circuit effective to hold any of them once actuated until the twenty-eighth second of the control sequence timer operation. This circuit involves the common connection of contacts 78b, 83b and 90b to contact 155c of cam operated switch 155, the cooperating armature 155a of which is tied to positive ground, while the cooperating contacts associated with the relays, that is, contact 78a, 83a and 90a are each respectively connected through actuating coils 75a, 80a and 85a to negative voltage.

Control relay 85 has its contact 01a tied to output contact 107b of tone receiver 106, such that upon tone receiver 106 receiving a modulating signal, the operation of its pole 107a connected to positive ground will close a circuit through contact 10715, contact 91a and contact 91c to actuate station condition indicating relay 95. Thus, contact 91c is connected through actuating coil 95a of relay 95 to negative voltage. When relay 85 is actuated, how ever, connection of contacts 91a and 91c is broken; contact 91a is connected to contact 91b which is in turn connected through the normally closed pair of contacts 84a and 84c of relay and the normally closed contacts 79a and 790 of relay '75 to armature 152a of cam operated switch 152 in the control sequence timer. The associated contact 15212, which makes connection with armature 152a during the fourth through the ninth seconds and during the twenty-third through the twenty-ninth seconds of the control sequence, is connected both through actuating coil 175a of wiper control relay 175to negative voltage and through actuating coil 180a of motor magnet control relay 180 to negative voltage.

Thus, when relay 85 is actuated, modulations received by tone receiver 106 closing of contacts 107a and 107b will energize coils a and a, but only (luring the two above noted five and six second intervals of the control sequence. In the event that relay 75 has been actuated, however, the opening of the connection between contacts 79a and 790 and the closure of contact 79a with contact 7% connects tone receiver 106 to terminal 108!) of jack 108. Simultaneously, the closure of contacts 76a and 76b puts positive ground of contact 76b on ground terminal 108a of jack 108 which is connected to contact 76a. In the event that relay 80 is actuated, the circuit connecting tone receiver contact 10712 with relay coils 175a and 180a is broken by the opening of contacts 84a and 84c associated with relay 80. In this event, the closure of relay contacts 84a and 84b connects terminal 107b to open terminal 10% of discharge pressure read out jack 109. Simultaneously the closure of relay contacts 81a and 81b connects positive ground voltage at contact 81b to ground terminal 109a of jack 109 which is connected to contact 81a.

Control station code receiving circuits The confirmation code receiver is under the control of cam switch 152. As pointed out before, the connection of supervisory channel A through tone receiver contact 10% to relays 175 and 180 is through switch 152 contacts 152a and 1521) which are operative to make the connection at the fourth through the ninth seconds of the control sequence timer cycle and the twenty-third through the twenty-ninth seconds of the control sequence cycle. As will be apparent, motor magnet 162 is provided with energizing current upon the closure of contacts 181a and 1811) since contact 181a is connected to positive ground while contact 18117 is connected through normally closed contacts 172a and 172c and the actuating coil 162a of motor magnet 162 to negative voltage. Since each change in the tone received by tone receiver 106 causes a closure of contact 107a and contact 107b, thereby completing a circuit for relay coil 180a during the operative portions of the cycle permitted by cam switch 152, such closure will result in the closure of contacts 181a and 1811) energizing motor magnet coil 162a. Upon each such energizing movement, wiper 160a will make a step-wise movement from one contact to the next of its bank of contacts 160i].

The first such pulse carrying wiper 160a off home position at contact 1600 closes oil normal contact 164a and 164b and off normal contacts 165a and 165k associated with stepping switch 160. Both contacts 164b and 165a are connected to positive ground. Since contact 164a is connected to contact 1931b of improper response alarm relay 190, contact 2012b of check code confirmation relay 200 and to contacts 20% and 212b of start code confirmation relay 205 and stop confirmation relay 210, respectively, the movement from home position of stepping switch 160 sets up potential circuits for locking up relays 190, 200, 2.05 and 210 as the associated contacts 193a, 202a, 207a and 212a are connected respectively through actuating coils a, 200a, 205a and 210a of relays 190, 200, 205 and 210.

The first, third, fifth, seventh and ninth through the remainder of bank contacts 1601) in sequence otf home position at contact 1600 of stepping switch 160 are all connected in common through odd pulse alarm bell 185 to negative voltage. Wiper 160a is connected through normally closed contacts 1710 and 171a of relay 170 and normally closed contacts 1760 and 176a of relay 175 to positive ground, accordingly, establishing an energizing circuit for bell 185 in the event that wiper 160a stops on any of the contacts ldttb commonly connected to bell 185 and relays 170 and 175 remain unactuated. The second contact 1611b off home is connected through the actuating coil 19001 of improper response alarm 190 to negative voltage, while the fourth contact 160!) off home is connected through actuating coil 2110a of check code confirmation relay 200 to negative voltage. Similarly, the sixth contact 160]) off home is connected through actuating coil 205:: of start code confirmation code relay 205 to negative voltage, and the eighth contact 16% off home is connected through actuating coil 210a of stop code confirmation relay 210 to negative voltage. Thus, in the event that wiper arm 166a stops on any of the second, fourth, sixth and eighth contacts 16012 and relays 170, 175 and 180 remain unactuated, the associated relays 190, 200, 205 or 210 will be actuated.

When pulses are received over supervisory channel A causing actuation of tone receiver 106 during the moments of control of cam operated switch 152, an odd number of pulses will obviously cause actuation of odd pulse alarm 185 indicating the reception of an odd number of pulses. However, it will be noted that when a series of pulses are received, the actuation of relay 175 breaks the connection of wiper 169a to positive ground. Since relay 175 is a slow release relay, a series of pulses will prevent wiper 160a making any circuit until the series of pulses has stopped. Thus, a series of four pulses will result in actuation of check code confirmation relay 200; a series of six pulses will result in actuation of start code confirmation code relay 205; and a series of eight pulses will result in actuation of stop code confirmation relay 210.

After the periods of control of stepping switch 160 by supervisory channel A, that is during the fourth to the ninth second period of the timer sequence cycle and the twenty-third through the twenty-ninth second of the control timer sequence cycle, stepping switch 160 is horned under the control of control sequence timer cam switch 153, which during the sixteenth and seventeenth seconds of the cycle and during the twenty-eight and twenty-ninth seconds of the cycle causes its armature 153a to close with its contact 1531). Since armature 153:: is connected to positive ground and contact 153k is connected to negative voltage through actuating coil 170a of homing relay 170, homing relay 170 is actuated twice in each cycle, once during the sixteenth and seventeenth seconds of the control timer sequence cycle and once during the twenyeighth and twenty-ninth seconds of the cycle. Homing relay 170 has its contacts 171a and 171s as before noted, connected in the energizing circuit leading to wiper 160a. Consequently, the operation of homing relay 1'70 breaks the energizing circuit to wiper 160a preventing any improper response on the part of stepping switch 160 and its associated circuits. At the same time, since the energizing circuit for motor magnet 162 under the control of motor magnet control relay 180 is connected through normally closed contacts 172a and 1720 of homing relay 170, no possible energization of motor magnet 162 during the homing period of the cycle by the signals in supervisory channel A is possible. The homing circuit is established by means of off normal contacts 165a and 165b, homing relay contacts 173a and 1732b and motor magnet contacts 1631c and 163a in a circuit which connects these in series with the actuating coil 162a of motor magnet 162 to negative voltage. Thus, contacts 163a and 1630 operate as interrupter contacts upon each actuation of motor magnet 162 under the ground provided by contact 165a thereby stepping wiper 160a back to home position at contact 1600 at which point off normal contacts 165a and 16512 break disabling the homing circuit.

Control station indicating circuits Improper response alarm relay 1%, which is actuated upon receipt of two pulses, upon actuation closes a circuit ringing buzzer 191 by connection of contact 192a with positive ground and connection of contact 12b through buzzer 191 to negative voltage.

The other indicating circuits located in control station A include a circuit connecting stand-by indicating lamp 22 to hot AC. supply line through cam operated switch 150. In this circuit armature 159a, which upon operation of the control sequence timer locks up timer motor 147, in stand-by position rests in the notch in cam 140 connecting neutral through contact 1501) and through standby 22 to hot AC. Illumination of lamp 22 thus indicates that no control functions are being exercised on the remote control system.

It will be noted, moreover, during stand-by condition, contact 10711 of tone receiver 106 is connected through normally closed contacts 91a and 910 to energize relay 95. If a signal is being transmitted over supervisory channel A, modulating the tone to cause pole 107a to make contact with contact 107b, actuating coil 95a is connected between positive ground on pole 107a and negative voltage. If no such signal is received on the supervisory channel, and relay 95 remains unactuated, positive ground connected to contact 98a is connected to contact 980 and thence through stop lamp 1% to negative voltage lighting stop lamp which thus indicates the condition of the pump as not running. If relay 95 is actuated, on the other hand, contacts 98a and 980 are opened and contacts 98a and 98b are closed. Since contact 98b is connected through lamp 17 to negative voltage, lamp 17 is lighted to indicate a running condition at the controlled pump-house.

When a control sequence is initiated by depressing either push buttons 10, 13, or 14-, the consequent actuation of relay opens the connection between Contact 10712 and coil a. In the event relay 95 had been actuated, since relay 85 operates relatively rapidly compared to the release of relay 95, a locking circuit for relay 95 is established before it can release in order to keep the indicating lamp 17 lighted to indicate the running condition of the pump at the initiation of the control function. This circuit includes a positive ground connection to contact 86b of relay $5 the associated contact 86a of which is connected to contact 97a in turn connected to contact 97b when relay 95 is actuated. The last contact is connected through the actuating coil 95a to negative voltage. As a safeguard to insure relay 95 remains operated, if previously actuated upon initiation of a control function, a second ground connection to contact 97a is provided by a connection to contact 73]) of master relay 65, the associated contact 73a being tied to ground.

Control of check code confirmation lamp 116 is under the influence of check code confirmation relay 2% through contacts 261a and 21b which when closed complete a circuit from ground at contact 261a through contacts 87b and 87a of relay 35 and lamp 16 to negative voltage.

The permissive start lamp 118 is under the control of relay 205, contact 296a of which is connected to ground (positive voltage) and contact Ztidb of which is connected through contacts 88b and 33a of relay 85 and actuating coil htitia of permissive start indicating relay 164 to negative voltage. Contact 1131a of permissive start indicating relay 1% is connected to positive ground While its associated contact 1011; is connected through permissive start lamp 18 to negative voltage. Thus, actuation of relay 205 causes actuation of permissive start indicating relay 1% which in turn causes lamp 18 to light. A locking circuit is provided to hold relay run, once actuated, provided relay 95 is unactuated, through connection of ground at contact %a of relay 95 and connection of contact 96c via contacts 49a and 490 to contact with which the associated contact 102a is connected to the ground side of winding 100a. A second holding circuit is provided for relay 100 through a connection from contact 10% to contact 641) of relay 50 which is associated with contact 64a connected to ground via contacts 53a and 53b of relay 50 when the latter is actuated.

Suction pressure lamp 20 is under the control of suction pressure relay 75. Thus, when relay 75 is actuated, its contact 7712, which is connected to positive ground, makes with its associated contact 77a connected through lamp 20 to negative voltage.

Similarly, discharge pressure lamp 21 is under the control of discharge pressure control relay 80; the contact 82b of which is connected to positive ground and upon actuation of relay 80 makes with its associated contact 82a which is connected through discharge pressure lamp 21 to negative voltage.

Stop, not running, lamp 19 is also under the control of stop code confirmation relay 210, the contact 211a of which is connected to positive ground while its asso ciated contact 21112 is connected through contacts 8% and 89a of relay and lamp 19 to negative voltage.

Controlled station components The controlled station (see FIGURES 7-10, inclusive), such as controlled station A, includes a control code receiver, a controlled unit, a confirmation code generator, a controlled unit sequence timer together with a tone receiver and a tone transmitter as well as the associated equipment in the pump house at which controlled station A is located.

Control co de receiver components Basically, referring to FIGURE 7, the control code receiver involves a conventional stepping switch 250 having off normal switches 251 and 252, a homing relay 265, a wiper relay 270 and a motor magnet control relay 275, as well as a motor magnet 260.

Stepping switch 250 is a two bank contact switch having a first wiper arm 250a and a second wiper arm 255a. Each wiper 250a and 255a is arranged sequentially to make contact with separate banks of contacts 25% and 2551), wiper 25% making contact sequentially with a home position contact 2500 and then in sequence through nineteen bank contacts 2543b and wiper 255a making contact sequentially with a home contact 2550 and then in sequence through nineteen bank contacts 255b. Wipers 250a and 255a are ganged together and are driven by motor magnet 260, such that upon each actuation of motor magnet 269 wipers 250a and 255a move from one contact to the next contact in the sequence of its associated bank 25% and 255b.

The oil normal switches 251 and 252 are actuated by movement of wipe-rs 250a and 255a from their home positions at contacts 2550 and 2550. Switch 251 includes three contacts 251a, 2511) and 251e, of which contacts 251a and 2511) are normally open and contacts 251a and 251C are normally closed. Switch 252 includes a pair of normally open contacts 252a and 252k. Upon wipers 250a and 255a stepping off their home position at contacts 2500 and 2550, the connection between contacts 251a and 251c is broken, while contacts 251a and 25111 make connection, as also do contacts 252a and 252b,

Motor magnet 260 is provided with a pair of normally closed contacts 261a and 2610 and with an actuating coil 260a.

Homing relay 265, which is provided with an actuating coil 265a is provided with two pairs of normally closed contacts, that is, contacts 266a and 2660 and contacts 268a and 2680. Relay 265 is also provided with a pair of normally open contacts 267a and 267i).

Wiper control relay 270, which is provided with an actuating coil 27% has one pair of normally closed contacts 271a and 2711c and one pair of normally open con tacts 272a and 27% and is of the slow release type.

Motor magnet control relay 275 has an actuating coil 275a and two pairs of normally open contacts 276a and 2761) and 277a and 277b.

Controlled unit components The controlled unit, referring to FIGURES 8 and 9, includes a number of relays which are responsive to the various codes and to the transmission of faulty codes or extraneous signals which may be received which are mostly included in FIGURE 8 and a group of controlled relays for ellecting the various functions demanded by the codes which are shown in FIGURE 9.

The code response relays include a fault detector and lock-out relay 360 for effecting lock-out of the equipment upon a faulty code being received, a relay 310 responsive to a first correct code group, a relay 315 responsive to a second correctly transmitted received code group, a master correct code response relay 325 responsive to a correctly transmitted and received third group of the code after previous correct transmission and reception of the first two groups for any of the third code groups utilized in dialing the check code, the start code and the stop code, a relay 330 responsive to a correct check code third group, a relay 340 responsive to a correct third code group for the start code, a relay 350 responsive to a correctly transmitted and received third code group of the stop code, a relay 360 (see FIGURE 9) responsive to a correct third code group in the suction pressure code, a relay 365 (see FIGURE 9) responsive to a correct third code group of the discharge pressure code, a relay 370 (see FIGURE 9) responsive to an improperly received long pulse; and a relay 37S responsive to a special code for setting up control channel A and the supervisory channel A in a loop circuit.

Fault detector and lock-out relay 300 is provided with an actuating coil 300a, four pairs of normally open contacts 302a and 302b, 303a and 303b, 304a and 304b, 305a and 305b, one pair of normally closed contacts 301a and 3010 and a group of three contacts 306a, 30611 and 3060 of which 306a and 3060 are normally closed and 306a and 30612 are normally open.

The first code group response relay 310 is provided with an actuating coil 310a and three pairs of normally open contacts 311a and 31112, 312a and 312k and 313a and 31311.

Second code groups response relay 315 is provided with one pair of normally closed contacts 316a and 3160 and with four pairs of normally open contacts 317a and 317b, 318a and 318b, 319a and 31912 and 320a and 320b, as well as an actuating coil 315a.

Master correct code response relay 325 which has an actuating coil 325a is provided with four normally open pairs of contacts 326a and 326b, 327a and 32712, 328a and 328i) and 329a and 32%.

Check code group response relay 330 which ha an actuating coil 330a is provided with one pair of normally closed contacts 331a and 331e, one pair of normally open contacts 332a and 3321) and a group of three associated contacts 333a, 3331) and 333a and which 333a and 333a are normally closed and 333a and 333b are normally open, contact 333a making with contact 3331b before breaking with contact 3330.

Start code response relay 340, which has an actuating coil 340a, is provided with four pairs of normally open contacts 341a and 341b, 343a and 34312, 344a and 344i) and 345a and 34512 and one pair of normally closed contacts 342a and 3420.

Stop code response relay 359, which has an actuating coil 350a, is provided with five pairs of normally open contacts 351a and 35112, 352a and 352b, 353a and 353b, 354a and 354b and 355a and 3555b.

Suction pressure code response relay 364) is provided with an actuating coil 3613a, one pair of normally closed contacts 361a and 3610, two pairs of normally open contacts 362a and 36212 and 363a and 35311 and a group of three associated contacts 364a, 3641) and 364e, of which contacts 364a and 3640 are normally closed and of which contacts 364a and 36412 are normally open.

Discharge pressure code response relay 365, which has an actuating coil 365a, is provided with one pair of normally closed contacts 366a and 366e, two pairs of normally open contacts 367a and 367]; and 368a and 3%812, and three associated contacts 369a, 36% and 369C, of which contacts 369a and 36% are normally closed and contacts 369a and 36% are normally open.

Long pulse detector relay 370, which is a slow to perate relay, has an actuating coil 370a, one pair of normally open contacts 371a and 37117 and three associated contacts 372a, 372b, 372e, of which contacts 372a and 372]; are normally open and of which contacts 372a and 3726' are normally closed.

Duplex channel (loop test) relay 375 is provided with two pairs of normally open contacts 376a and 376b and 377a and 3771) and two groups of three associated contacts 378a, 378b and 372% and 379a, 37% and 3790, of which contacts 378a and 378C, and contacts 379a and 379c are normally closed and contacts 378a and 37812 and contacts 379a and 3791) are normally open.

The control relays associated with the controlled unit include a start relay 4% and a stop relay 405. Start relay 400 has an actuating coil 498 a and one pair of normally open contacts 401a and 4911). Stop relay 405 has an actuating coil 495a and one pair of normally open contacts 406a and 40615.

The controlled unit further includes a tone receiver 407 which has its input connected to a micro-wave receiver operating on control channel A. The micro-wave receiver includes suitable detector circuits for detecting the modulating tone and for operating a pair of contacts 407a and 40711 in tone receiver 497 which are normally open and are operable to a closed position upon a change in the modulating tone representing a signal transmitted on control channel A.

A tone transmitter 408 is provide-d connected to a micro-wave transmitter operating on supervisory channel A and is effective upon closure of its input circuit to change a tone modulating the micro-wave signal from one frequency to another.

The controlled unit further includes a loop test timer 4&9 including a timer motor 40% which resets upon deenergization and a pair of of timer operated contacts 410a and 41Gb which are closed only during the operation of the time period.

Confirmation code generator components The confirmation code generator (see FIGURE includes a rotary selector switch 415 which is a modified stepping switch consisting of a wiper arm 415a having a home position at a contact 4150 and operable in sequence through sixteen contacts 415]) of a forty contact bank back to home position on contact 4150. Wiper arm 415a is driven by A.C. synchronous motor 420 at a rate of r.p.m. Thus one cycle of operation of wiper 415a from home position at contact 4150 back to home position requires four seconds at a contact making rate of 10 contacts per second. The modification of switch 415 alluded to above a substitution of 15 r.p.m. motor 420 for the conventional motor magnet.

Switch 415 further includes two off normal switches 417 and 418 which are actuated upon movement of wiper 415a away from home position. Off normal switch 417 includes contacts 417a, 4171) and 417a, and switch 418 includes contacts 418a and 41811. At home position of wiper arm 415a, contacts 417a and 4117c are normally closed while contacts 417a and 4117b are normally open, and contacts 418a and 41312 are n m y p n. p

movement of wiper arm 415a off contact 4150 the connection between contacts 417a and 4170 is broken while connections are made between contacts 417a and 41712 and between contacts 418a and 4181).

A brake circuit consisting of a rectifier 421 and resistor 422 in series for braking motor 420 is also included in the confirmation code generator.

Controlled unit sequence timer components The controlled unit sequence timer (see FIGURE 11) includes six circular cams 425, 426, 4-27, 428, 429 and 430 which are commonly mounted afiixed on a shaft 431 driven by a synchronous motor 432; which is operable at a rate of 2 revolutions per minute thus providing a controlled sequence cycle of 30 seconds. Each of cams 425, 426, 427, 428, 429 and 4.30 is arranged to operate one of six cam operated switches 435, 436, 437, 438, 439 and 440, respectively, and, to this end is provided with one or more notches cut in its peripheral switch operating surface on which the armature of the associated switch rides.

Cam 425 is provided with a 12 notch in which an armature 435a rides during the first second of operation from stand-by condition. Cam 4% is provided with a 24 notch through which an armature 436a rides during the twenty-sixth and twenty-seventh seconds of the controlled sequence cycle. Cam 427 is provided with two notches of 36 each through which an armature 437a rides during the fifth through the seventh seconds and during the twenty-fourth through the twenty-sixth seconds of the controlled sequence cycle. Cam 428 is provided with a single notch of 24 through which the associated armature 438a rides during the tenth and eleventh seconds of the operating sequence. Cam 429 is provided with eight equally spaced notches through which an armature 439a rides to make and break its associated switch 439 eight times during the cycle of operation of the controlled unit sequence timer, armature 439a remaining between notches at stand-by condition. Cam 430 is provided with a notch of 96 through which its associated armature 440a rides during the twentieth to the twentyeighth second of operation.

Switch 435 has a contact 4350 which armature 435a closes upon when riding on the unnotched portion of the surface of cam 425. Armature 436a of switch 436 has two contacts associated with it, a contact 43611 and a contact 436e, armature 436a being normally closed with contact 436c but opening that contact and making connection with contact 436b upon dropping into the notch in cam 426. Armature 437a of switch 43-7 has a single contact 43717 associated with it with which it makes connection upon dropping into either notch in cam 427. Armature 438a of switch 438 has two contacts associated with it, contact 43811 and contact 438a. Connection between armature 43% and contact 4380 being normally closed but opening upon dropping of armature 438a into the notch in cam 428 it breaks contact with contact 438c at which time armature 438a closes its normally open connection with contact 43817. Armature 439a of switch 439 has associated with it a contact 43911 which closes each time armature 43% drops into a notch on cam 429. Armature 440a of switch 440 has a single contact 44011 associated with it which closes when armature 440a rides along the notch in cam 430.

Pump house components The pump house at remote station A includes certain control and indicating components which are employed in the supervisory control system. These are (see FIG- URE 9) a motor start relay 450, a motor stop relay 455, an auxiliary switch 460, a suction pressure transmitter 465, and a discharge pressure transmitter 470.

Motor start relay 450 includes an actuating coil 450a and two pairs of normally open contacts, one associated pair being designated 451a and 4511) and the other 452::

and 4521). Motor stop relay 455 similarly has an actuating coil 455a and two pairs of normally open contacts, i.e., contacts 456a and 45% and contacts 457a and 457b.

Auxiliary switch 460 is normally open and is mechanically driven to closed position when the pump is running. Pressure transmitters 465 and 470 are identical except transmitter 465 is coupled in the intake side of the pump while transmitter 470 is coupled in the pump outlet. Transmitter 465 includes an AC. synchronous motor 466 connected to drive a cam 467 which engages a normally closed switch 468 to open the switch. Transmitter 470 similarly includes a motor 471, a cam 472 driven by motor 471 and a normally closed switch 473 engaged by cam 472.

Control code receiving circuits Tone receiver 497 has its contact 4t37a connected to positive ground while its normally open contact 407k is connected through normally closed contacts 379a and 37% of loop test relay 375, through the normally closed contacts Sc and 445a of a test jack 445, thence through normally closed contacts 331a and 331c of check code response relay 339, thereafter through normally closed contacts 301a and 3010 of fault detector and lock-out relay 300, and through actuating coil 2750: of motor magnet control relay 275 to negative voltage.

The normally open contacts 276:: and 2.761) of motor magnet control relay 275 when closed connect positive ground from contact 27641 through normally closed contacts 268a and 2680 of homing relay 265 and actuating coil 260a of motor magnet 26! to negative voltage. Accordingly, the closure of contacts 407a and 4071) upon a change in the modulating tone on control channel A actuates relay 275 and hence motor magnet 260 to cause wipers 25th: and 255a to step off their home positions at contacts 2500 and 255e, making one step to the next adjacent contacts in their respective bank contacts 25%]; and 255i). Further actuation of contacts 407a and 4971: will cause wipers 250a and 2550 to make further steps along their banks until they return to their home positions by the operation of homing relay 265.

The first three contacts with which wiper 250a makes connection after stepping off its home position at contact 25% together with the fifth, sixth, ninth, tenth, twelfth, fourteenth, sixteenth and eighteenth bank contacts 25tlb are commonly connected to negative voltage through actuating coil 300a of fault detector and lock-out relay 309. The ninth and tenth bank contacts 25511 with which wiper 255a makes connection oil home position are also wired together and connected to negative voltage through actuating coil 30% of fault detector and lock-out relay 3% via an intermediate connection through contacts 3160 and 316a of second code group response relay 315. Wiper 255a is at all times connected to positive ground; however, wiper 250a is connected to positive ground through normally closed contacts 2650 and 266a of homing relay 265 and through normally closed contacts 2710 and 271a of Wiper control relay 270, contact 271a being tied to positive ground.

Wiper control relay 270 has its actuating coil 270a connected between negative voltage and contact 27'7b of motor magnet control relay 275, the associated contact 277a being connected to positive ground. Accordingly, when motor magnet control relay 275 is actuated by closure of tone receiver contacts 407a and 467b, wiper control relay 270 is also actuated. Since relay 270 is a slow to release relay the break in the circuit putting ground on wiper 250a afforded by the opening of contacts 271a and 271c is not restored during a group of pulses which are closely spaced. Thus it four pulses such as in the first group of the various control codes are received, wiper 256a will first make connection to ground on the fourth bank contact 25Gb, passing the first three without placing ground on them.

Control code responsive circuits Certain of the contacts of bank contacts 25% engaged by wiper 25661 are utilized to actuate the various code responsive relays. Thus, the fourth bank contact 2501: engaged by wiper 250a after leaving home position at contact 2500 is connected to negative voltage through actuating coil Mile of first code group responsive relay 319. The eighth bank contact 25012 from home position of wiper 250a is connected to negative voltage through the serial connection of normally open contacts 311b and Ella of relay 310 and actuating coil 315a of second code group responsive relay 315. The eleventh bank contact 25Gb reached by wiper 250a after leaving home position is connected to negative voltage through normally open contacts 318!) and 318a of the second code group responsive relay 315, through normally closed contacts 3330 and 333a of check code responsive relay 330 and through actuating coil 330a of check code responsive relay 3349. The thirteenth bank contact 2501) from home position of wiper 250a is connected through normally open contacts 31711 and 317a of relay 315 and normally open contacts 327b and 327a of master correct code response relay 325 to negative voltage through start code response relay 340 actuating coil 349a. The fifteenth bank contact 25012 from home position of wiper 250a is connected through normally open contacts 326!) and 32th; of master correct code response relay 325 and through normally closed contacts 3420 and 342a of start code response relay 340 to negative voltage through actuating coil 35% of stop code response relay 350. The seventeenth bank contact 2591; from home position of Wiper 256a is connected through actuating coil 360a of suction pressure code response relay 36!) to negative volt- The nineteenth bank contact 250!) from home position of wiper 250a is connected to negative voltage through actuating coil 365a of discharge pressure code responsive relay 365. The seventh bank contact 25015 from home contact 256a is connected to negative voltage through actuating coil 375a of loop test relay 375.

First code group responsive relay 316 is provided with a locking circuit through the connection of the ground side of its actuating coil 31% to its contact 312a which has its associated contact 31% connected to off normal contact 2511). Since on" normal contact 251a is connected to positive ground, as soon as wiper 259a leaves its home position, ground is potentially provided for the locking circuit for relay 310.

Contact 312a is also connected to contact 31911 of second code group response relay 315, the associated contact 319a with which is connected through actuating coil 315a to negative voltage to provide a potential locking circuit for second code group responsive relay 315 upon actuation of first code group responsive relay 310.

Check code group responsive relay 336 is provided with a locking circuit upon actuation as contact 333a breaks from connection with contact 333c after making connection with contact 3315b which is connected to contact 3tlc of cam operated switch 438, normally closed with armature 438a, which is in turn connected to off normal contact 25111 of the control code receiver. As pointed out before contact 2511; makes connection with positive ground on contact 251a after movement of wiper 25% off normal position.

Contacts 332a and 3321) of check code responsive relay 330 are arranged to provide an energizing circuit for master correct code response relay 325 by connecting ground from armature 436a of cam operated switch 436 through its normally closed contact 4360 to contact 33211 while contact 332a is connected to negative voltage through the actuating coil 325a of master correct code response relay 325. A locking circuit for relay 325 is provided by connection of contact 32811 of relay 328 to contact 436:: of switch 435 and by connecting contact 328a through actuating coil 325a to negative voltage. 

1. IN A SUPERVISORY CONTROL SYSTEM INCLUDING A CONTROL UNIT, A CONTROLLED UNIT, A CONTROL COMMUNICATION CHANNEL, AND A SUPERVISORY COMMUNICATION CHANNEL; THE IMPROVEMENT WHICH INCLUDES; A CONTROL CODE GENERATOR OPERABLE WHEN ACTUATED TO GENERATE A PLURAL DIGIT CODE, A CONTROL CODE RECEIVER LOCATED AT SAID CONTROLLED UNIT, A CONFIRMATION CODE GENERATOR LOCATED AT SAID CONTROLLED UNIT, A CONFORMATION CODE RECEIVER, A FIRST CODE ESTABLISHING DEVICE LOCATED AT SAID CONTROL UNIT OPERABLY CONNECTED TO SAID CONTROL CODE GENERATOR AND ACTUATABLE TO CONDITION SAID CONTROL CODE GENERATOR TO GENERATE A PREDETERMINED PLURAL DIGIT CODE, INDEPENDENT ACTUATING MEANS LOCATED AT SAID CONTROL UNIT FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY ACTUATING SAID CONTROL CODE GENERATOR AND SAID FIRST CODE ESTABLISHING DEVICE THEREBY TO INITIATE GENERATION OF SAID PREDETERMINED PLURAL DIGIT CODE, SAID CONTROL CODE GENERATOR BEING CONNECTED TO SAID CONTROL COMMUNICATION CHANNEL TO TRANSMIT A CODE GENERATED BY SAID CONTROL CODE GENERATOR ON SAID CONTROL COMMUNICATION CHANNEL, SAID CONTROL CODE RECEIVER ALSO BEING CONNECTED TO SAID CONTROL COMMUNICATION CHANNEL TO RECEIVE A CODE GENERATED BY A SAID CONTROL CODE GENERATOR AND TRANSMITTED ON SAID CONTROL COMMUNICATION CHANNEL, A FIRST CODE DIGIT RESPONSIVE DEVICE LOCATED AT SAID CONTROLLED UNIT CONNECTED TO SAID CONTROL CODE RECEIVER TO BE ACTUATED THEREBY UPON RECEIPT OF THE FIRST DIGIT OF SAID PREDETERMINED PLURAL DIGIT CODE AT SAID CONTROL CODE RECEIVER, A SECOND CODE DIGIT RESPONSIVE DEVICE LOCATED AT SAID CONTROLLED UNIT, MEANS ASSOCIATED WITH SAID 